There are a few dedicated steel detailing CAD software packages available. Steel detailers should only use dedicated steel cad packages to produce fabrication drawings. Sketchup or 2D AutoCAD are not sufficient or efficient.
3D CAD is now the standard for steel detailing. The main packages used are Tekla and Advance Steel.
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